Bill Schultz, age 83, of Neillsville died Sunday, May 18, 2014, at his home.

William Leonard Schultz, Sr. was born Sept. 18, 1930, at home on the family farm
in the Town of Weston, Clark County, the second youngest of 10 children to
Leonard and Anna (Flaig) Schultz. He attended the Globe School to the eighth
grade and then worked on the family farm.

July 7, 1953, he entered into the United States Army in Minneapolis, MN. Bill
served during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged from Fort Leonard
Wood, MO, June 1, 1955. Oct. 16, 1954, while in the military, Bill was united in
marriage to Betty Jean Foss in Chicago, IL. The lived in Chicago for a few
years, and Bill worked at his brother-in-law’s service station.

In 1958, they bought Louie Hagedorn’s milk route and moved to Neillsville. A
year later, they purchased a farm in the town of Weston, and Bill hauled milk
and farmed. Eventually, they sold the milk route, and he went to work for Boon
Construction. For many years Bill worked at Boon’s and farmed. He held numerous
other jobs, too, including nine years at Nelson Filter, from which he retired.

Bill was a member of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Globe. His
hobbies included woodworking, gardening, tending to his flowers, fishing and
hunting, reading, cooking and playing cards. Most of all though, he enjoyed
being with his family at the family get-togethers.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a great-granddaughter, Haddie Hemp; and
seven siblings, Margaret Clawson, Myrtle Pocrnich, Lilly Massie, Leona Fabry,
Alfred Schultz, Bernard Schultz and Mabel Bertrang.

Funeral services for Bill will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Globe. Pastor John Warmuth will
officiate. Music will be provided by Karen Warmuth, organist, and Karl
Stieglitz, soloist. Interment will be in the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church Cemetery, with military rites accorded by the Neillsville Veteran’s
Council. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the Gesche
Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.

Online condolences may be made at
www.geschefh.com. The Gesche Funeral Home is assisting William’s
family with arrangements.